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Alex Sobel vs Kate Osborne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Alex Sobel
Alex Sobel
Lab Leeds Central and Headingley
vs
Photograph of Kate Osborne
Kate Osborne
Lab Jarrow and Gateshead East

Voting alignment

Alex Sobel and Kate Osborne voted the same way 99% of the time, based on 898 shared comparable votes.

887 same votes 11 different votes 898 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
31 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
31 Aye 93 No
75 Aye 49 No
Tax 100% aligned 124 shared votes
75 Aye 49 No
15 Aye 25 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 40 shared votes
15 Aye 25 No
21 Aye 19 No
Defence 100% aligned 40 shared votes
21 Aye 19 No
13 Aye 27 No
Transport 100% aligned 40 shared votes
13 Aye 27 No
Most different by topic
16 Aye 15 No
Benefits 97% aligned 31 shared votes
17 Aye 14 No
16 Aye 18 No
Housing 97% aligned 34 shared votes
17 Aye 17 No
33 Aye 10 No
Education 98% aligned 43 shared votes
32 Aye 11 No
34 Aye 44 No
Crime / Justice 99% aligned 78 shared votes
35 Aye 43 No
31 Aye 93 No
Migration 100% aligned 124 shared votes
31 Aye 93 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

71.9%
1% below average
Rank 386 of 650
Participation
64.0%
8% below average
Rank 527 of 650
1,545
2,150 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,079
1,687 eligible divisions
834
54.0% of votes cast
Aye votes
552
51.2% of votes cast
711
46.0% of votes cast
No votes
527
48.8% of votes cast
6
0.4% of votes cast
Against party
15
1.4% of votes cast
9 years, 4 months
Since 8 Jun 2017
Commons service
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019

Debates

120
+31.2 vs Commons average
Rank 129 of 650
Appearances
8
-80.8 vs Commons average
Rank 629 of 650
159
+4.4 vs Commons average
Rank 202 of 650
Contributions
9
-145.6 vs Commons average
Rank 626 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£2,003,453
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£1,466,346
all imported IPSA years
£328,194
45% above average
Latest expenses
£344,831
52% above average
11
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

NHS / Health
47 of 52 votes
#1
Democracy / Parliament
35 of 41 votes
Brexit / EU
164 of 189 votes
#2
Migration
131 of 154 votes
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
#3
Environment / Climate
34 of 45 votes
Migration
139 of 163 votes
#4
Trade
41 of 56 votes
Defence
59 of 71 votes
#5
Education
50 of 69 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Draft Town and Country Planning (Discharge of Local Planning Authority Functions) (England) Regulations 2026 8 Jul 2026
No rebel
No
Privilege 28 Apr 2026
Aye rebel
Aye
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 18 Mar 2026
Education
No rebel
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: Amendment 24 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill Committee: Amendment 39 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 2 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: New Clause 1 13 Jun 2025
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Amendment (b) to New Clause 14 13 Jun 2025
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: Amendment 69 9 Jun 2025
Housing
Aye rebel
Aye
Coronavirus Act 2020 (Review of Temporary Provisions) (No.2) 25 Mar 2021
No rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers 21 Oct 2026
No
Aye
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Brexit / EU Foreign Affairs
Aye
Aye
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
Aye
Aye
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
Aye
Aye
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
Aye
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 7 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 32 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 51 20 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
No
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 21 19 Oct 2026
Foreign Affairs
No
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